Is the Oxford Comma Too Posh for Luddites?

The origins and uses of Oxford’s contentious comma

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Few squiggles in the English language are as divisive as the “Oxford comma.” For such a seemingly innocuous little line on the page — no different in appearance from its regular comma cousin — it’s a shock that the Oxford comma has given way to such a hotbed of controversy among writers and linguists.

Simply stated, the O…